E35 Lost You Forever Season 1 (Mini-Series Part 1, Spoiler Free)

Sex. Love. Literature.

CW: Brief mention of s*icide @ 30:00.

Welcome to the first installment in our three part mini-series on the Chinese drama, Lost You Forever (Season 1). If you haven’t seen this drama, don’t worry–the first part of our mini-series is spoiler free!

We give some context about the show set up, share some spoiler-free reactions, and wrap up with a game of F*ck, Marry, K!ll. Along the way, we also share all the reasons we think you should check out Lost You Forever–if it hasn’t already taken the top spot on your favorite dramas list.

Parts 2 and 3 of our Lost You Forever mini-series dropping on December 8th!

Show Notes:

Lost You Forever Soundtrack (on Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/album/6opCSvYhh5CiAioySGp0Nm?si=7a6e1432558947d0

Lit discussed this episode:

Love Between Fairy and Devil, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, As If Love Does Not Exist, Perfect Marriage Revenge, Story of Ming Lan, Love and Redemption, Love You Seven Times

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SLL is a podcast relishing the romantic, the sexy, and the scandalous in pop-culture. English academics by day and podcasters by night, hosts Ayanni and Corinne take a semi-scholarly look at why the “sex-stuff” in media matters in the bedroom—and beyond.

Episode Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:16 Opening Banter

06:19 What's Sparking Joy?

15:36 It's Lost You Forever Time

22:24 LYF Characters

27:36 LYF Political Landscape

34:23 What We Love About LYF